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People placing remote cameras in National Parks
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 7:37 am
by OntPhoto
Park officials are finding remote motion-activated cameras placed off the beaten path in some of Canada's National parks.
"The most recent ones found have been in close proximity to sensitive nesting or denning sites. We’ve found them on more than one occasions close to a wolf den,” said Seth Cherry, a Parks ecologist".
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/parks+canada+issues+warning+after+illegal+wildlife+cameras+found+banff/13389810/story.html
Re: People placing remote cameras in National Parks
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 11:05 am
by Mike in O
Interesting that they are complaining about putting cameras on wolf dens...the biggest offender in our area are the government wildlife biologists. People are curious whether amateurs or professional and both should be kept from disturbing wildlife unless absolutely necessary.
Re: People placing remote cameras in National Parks
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 8:00 pm
by OntPhoto
Mike in O wrote:
Interesting that they are complaining about putting cameras on wolf dens...the biggest offender in our area are the government wildlife biologists. People are curious whether amateurs or professional and both should be kept from disturbing wildlife unless absolutely necessary.
The thing is research on wildlife needs to be done. In the name of science. But that doesn't mean they want just anyone to do the same. And certainly not for the purposes of photography or who else knows why the cameras were placed there. Trained and licensed people with a permit band birds. They band a lot of birds. In the name of science. For research. The gathered info is useful. But that doesn't mean anyone can go and start banding birds because licensed people do it. You have to be trained and know what you're doing. It has to be for scientific reasons. That's the way I see it
Re: People placing remote cameras in National Parks
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 9:22 pm
by Mike in O
OntPhoto wrote:Mike in O wrote:
Interesting that they are complaining about putting cameras on wolf dens...the biggest offender in our area are the government wildlife biologists. People are curious whether amateurs or professional and both should be kept from disturbing wildlife unless absolutely necessary.
The thing is research on wildlife needs to be done. In the name of science. But that doesn't mean they want just anyone to do the same. And certainly not for the purposes of photography or who else knows why the cameras were placed there. Trained and licensed people with a permit band birds. They band a lot of birds. In the name of science. For research. The gathered info is useful. But that doesn't mean anyone can go and start banding birds because licensed people do it. You have to be trained and know what you're doing. It has to be for scientific reasons. That's the way I see it
The gov't biologist keep an eye on the wolf dens to monitor the individuals so they can be radio collared which facilitates killing them if they are deemed a nuisance, nothing to do with science.